Espresso Enthusiasts

[Lioness~]

Very good espresso! Delicious!
I'm having fun playing with my machine. Found a great way to get the espresso larger and by so a little less strong without changing settings, exactly how I want my day-starter.
I love the intuitive touch.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Very good espresso! Delicious!
I'm having fun playing with my machine. Found a great way to get the espresso larger and by so a little less strong without changing settings, exactly how I want my day-starter.
I love the intuitive touch.

Delighted to learn that you are having fun with your new espresso machine; do enjoy.

For my part, I am sipping an afternoon mug (Le Creuset) of Ethiopian (natural process, from close to Yirgacheffe) coffee, with organic hot milk and a dash of double cream.

 

[mtbdudex]

Cold wet rainy Michigan morning, need my espresso with steamed whole milk to start it off.

Bean storage; we get 2lbs at a time, this air tight sealed “Airscape” brand storage is nice. I cut a piece from the bag and keep it inside, on top the seal lid. Helps remember the beans being used.

 

[Lioness~]

Dear EspressoGod, today was another day 😄

I am used to, that my earlier espresso machine tells me when the water tank is empty.
This doesn't, and I didn't understand why it didn't deliver any expresso, only a minor explosion of lightly wet grinned beans on the walls around my naughty machine.

I am learning, and all is well now.
Will manually check the water tank before all operations on this espresso-brat-machine, consistently, from now on.

@mtbdudex I like those beans too 👍🏻

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Purchased some coffee today in a small, local, coffee shop which stocks coffee from small producers.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

A lunch time cup (or, rather, mug) of coffee: Ethiopian, natural processed, served with organic hot milk.

 

[Madhatter32]

Cold wet rainy Michigan morning, need my espresso with steamed whole milk to start it off.

Bean storage; we get 2lbs at a time, this air tight sealed “Airscape” brand storage is nice. I cut a piece from the bag and keep it inside, on top the seal lid. Helps remember the beans being used.

I am a fan of those Airscape containers as well. Good idea on the labeling.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

@mtbdudex & @Madhatter32, agreed, the labelling is an excellent idea.

One that I might adapt for my own circumstances (rather than retaining the packet the coffee came in, as a useful reminder, until I have finished that particular coffee).

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Today, I laid eyes on a Chemex glass vessel, and I will not deny that I am sorely tempted.

The fact that I already have a French Press (actually, two of them), a moka pot, (cough, actually, two of them), plus several Hario V60 drippers (ceramic, copper, plastic, wood...) is entirely irrelevant.

 

[Lioness~]

Today, I laid eyes on a Chemex glass vessel, and I will not deny that I am sorely tempted.

The fact that I already have a French Press (actually, two of them), a moka pot, (cough, actually, two of them), plus several Hario V60 drippers (ceramic, copper, plastic, wood...) is entirely irrelevant.

Go for a cheap expresso machine instead - https://coffeeblog.co.uk/best-cheap-espresso-machines/ 😉

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Go for a cheap expresso machine instead - https://coffeeblog.co.uk/best-cheap-espresso-machines/ 😉

But, @Lioness~ I could hear that (gorgeous) Chemex glass vessel, or pot, calling me....

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Another purchase this coming week - irrespective of any other purchase - will be filter papers.

The coffee shop where I bought my coffee (Honduras, natural process) today (a small, local place), while it did have a gorgeous Chemex pot/vessel winking at me, did not - much to my surprise - have any filter papers.

It is not that I am in any immediate danger of running out, but, I am running a little low, and one would hate to run out over the Yuletide break.

 

[Lioness~]

But, @Lioness~ I could hear that (gorgeous) Chemex glass vessel, or pot, calling me....

By all means, you do whatever you want.
Just a recommendation, as I think espresso is way better than coffee, and I never regretted my 1st non-expensive espresso darling.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

By all means, you do whatever you want.
Just a recommendation, as I think espresso is way better than coffee, and I never regretted my 1st non-expensive espresso darling.

I love espresso, especially in warm climates, preferably served with a sparkling water on the side.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

But, @Lioness~ I could hear that (gorgeous) Chemex glass vessel, or pot, calling me....

It's like when you walk past a bookshop and you can hear a book calling you. You go in, and there it is, a book that you never even thought might exist, but having seen it, you cannot walk out of the shop without it. You might have a thousand other books, but you need this one.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It's like when you walk past a bookshop and you can hear a book calling you. You go in, and there it is, a book that you never even thought might exist, but having seen it, you cannot walk out of the shop without it. You might have a thousand other books, but you need this one.

Exactly.

And - worse still - it wasn't just calling me, it was actually winking at me.

 

[culo77]

Ffeine Rosters
Sugar Plum winter blend

Was going to do a cappuccino, happy I decided not too. Perfect texture the way it is.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sunday coffee (Ethiopian, served with organic hot milk) on a bleak December day has gone down rather well.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoyed my Ethiopian coffee today, and mulling over a few further coffee purchases by perusing coffee sites.

 

[Macky-Mac]

an unexpected trip away from home also meant a trip away decent coffee, unfortunately.

I'm home again and if I have to make a return trip, I'm going to take some of my own coffee along!

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Just ordered this - it arrives on Tuesday 🥰
One of the convincing factors was also that it will most likely will fit in where I had my earlier espresso-machine. If it doesn't I can always take off the lid and make something lower plastic as a lid.
The more recent, and most, modells have grown in size - this is big enough for me.

@mtbdudex - this might be the same modell as you have. They just seem to have different names in US and Europe.

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I had the Breville Barista Express that looks exactly like this for nearly a decade.
It finally died and I replaced it with a then-new De Longhi model, the La Specialista Arte, which appeared to be fairly similar but as an opening special was considerably cheaper.
I have regretted that decision for a year now. It's not bad...it's just not as good as the Breville.
I drink a lot of coffee and the Breville was excellent. Well made and precise in it's operation.
The De Longhi feels "cheaper" somehow.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

My Ethiopian coffee is almost finished.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I had the Breville Barista Express that looks exactly like this for nearly a decade.
It finally died and I replaced it with a then-new De Longhi model, the La Specialista Arte, which appeared to be fairly similar but as an opening special was considerably cheaper.
I have regretted that decision for a year now. It's not bad...it's just not as good as the Breville.
I drink a lot of coffee and the Breville was excellent. Well made and precise in it's operation.
The De Longhi feels "cheaper" somehow.

I feel for you, reading this.

Actually, I would have thought - almost automatically assumed - that the Breville Barista Express would have been the better machine - De Longhi are fine for some products, but not coffee machines, to my mind.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

I feel for you, reading this.

Actually, I would have thought - almost automatically assumed - that the Breville Barista Express would have been the better machine - De Longhi are fine for some products, but not coffee machines, to my mind.

It was a $300NZ difference at the time and they looked incredibly similar spec-for-spec.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It was a $300NZ difference at the time and they looked incredibly similar spec-for-spec.

I hear you, but, for coffee, personally, I would lean towards those who specialise in the manufacture of coffee machines; some of the Italian machines are amazing.